Babies!
Two word utterances start around this age
18 months
These people learning a second language the fastest
Children
True or False: Other species can learn human language
True
These are patterns of thought/behavior that organize categories of information & the relationship among them
Schemas
True or False: There are different types of intelligence
True
Ability in performing, composing, or appreciating musical patterns
This stage happens in the first 6 months
cooing
The strongest time to learn a second language is before this age
7
Name an animal that can speak human language
Certain types of Birds
The process of drawing conclusions from principles and evidence is
Reasoning
How many types of intelligence are there?
8
Ability to analyze information and problems logically and to perform mathematical operations
Logical-mathematical
Babies first speech sounds are almost exclusively made of these.
Vowels
Name 1 Language theory that we discussed last week.
Socioculture; Nativist; Nature, Nature, & Language Learning; Conditional and Learning
What type of animal does Jess hate to even see pictures of?
Octopus (AHHHHH)
Reasoning from general statements of what is know to specific conclusions is
Deductive Reasoning
This is a very rare condition in which people with serious mental handicaps also show isolated areas of ability or brilliance
Savant Syndrome
Navigators, pilots, architects, sculptors have this type of intelligence
Babies start babbling around this age
5-6 months
The sensitive period for learning a second language appears to ends between these ages
13-15 years
Name 3 animals that can understand human language but not speak it.
Birds, cats, dogs, monkeys, apes, etc...
This is the tendency to selectively attend to information that supports one's general beliefs while ignoring other info/evidence that contradicts one's beliefs
Confirmation Bias
This is a sudden solution that comes to the mind in a flash
Eureka insight
The ability to learn, understand, and use both spoken and written language
Linguistic
One word utterances start around this age
12 months
Children start to speak in sentences around this age
2.5-3 Years
Why can't apes speak like humans?
They are physically incapable
Mental shortcuts; making quick decisions
Heuristics
Name the 8 types of intelligence
linguistic, logical/mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal, interpersonal, naturalistic
Ability to understand and be aware of other people's intentions, motivations, thoughts and desires.
Interpersonal